A new study led by Katie Wang of the Yale School of Public Health explores the experiences of people with disabilities in the mental health care system. The current work, published in SSM – Qualitative Research in Health, finds that experiences of ableism and discrimination against people with disabilities are common in mental healthcare.
The research team reports a notable gap in the current research related to disability experiences. People with disabilities (PWD) are at elevated risk for mental health concerns, and seek services the least due to barriers. There is a small body of research emerging about the nuanced experiences for PWD, and so far suggests that ableism is a common experience. The authors also explore the intersectional dynamics of both structural and interpersonal barriers to accessing services for PWD.
“In sum, the current study qualitatively examined the various structural and interpersonal processes through which ableism undermines the perceived effectiveness and relevance of mental health services, while also exploring contextual factors (e.g., intersecting identities, the COVID-19 pandemic) that further contribute to the complexity of such ableism experiences.”
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Don’t worry – what you call ‘ableism’ may be detected in psychiatry, but it will never, ever be detected in your brain. But if disablism inludes believing any psychiartric concept some c*nt gives you, then fear not – you are included in the catagory of disablism. If only we could disable your mouth as well as your brain. Then we would be laughing all the way to the bank.
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They want to take the peer movement and remake it .to dilute it and make it conform to the view of the mental health system
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